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C68300 Brass vs. C95410 Bronze

Both C68300 brass and C95410 bronze are copper alloys. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C68300 brass and the bottom bar is C95410 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Elongation at Break, % 15
9.1 to 13
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
620 to 740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
260 to 380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
59
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
28
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 56
57 to 64
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
280 to 630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
21 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
20 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
22 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
10 to 11.5
Antimony (Sb), % 0.3 to 1.0
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.010
0
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 63
83 to 85.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
3.0 to 5.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 1.0
0
Tin (Sn), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 34.2 to 40.4
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5